IBPS Clerk Mains General Awareness Quiz 15 January 2020: Global competitiveness index, Best-Performing CEOs in the World, IIFA Awards 2019, Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019

World Economic Forum has released the Global Competitiveness Index report. In total, there are 103 indicators distributed across the 12 pillars on which the performance of the countries was evaluated. As per the WEF’s released report, India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on an annual global competitiveness index which was topped by Singapore.

Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy as the Chief Justice of High Court.

The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019′ list compiled by the Harvard Business Review (HBR) features 100 CEOs. The list has been topped by American technology company NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang. Among the top 10 chief executives on the list, 3 spots have been occupied by the Indian-origin CEOs.

Kalraj Mishra was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan. He will replace Kalyan Singh.

The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of tennis’ US Open. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. Rafael Nadal from Spain was won the 2019 US Open in Men’s Singles.

The 20th Edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a big consolidation of public sector banks. Under the scheme of amalgamation, 10 public sector banks are to be merged into four banks. After the amalgamation, the total number of Public Sector Banks in the country will come down to 12 from 27 banks.

The 66th National Film awards have been announced by Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury for feature films. The Jury unanimously conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State to “Uttarakhand” for furthering the growth of the film industry in the state including creating an environment for ease of filming in the state.

Indian journalist Ravish Kumar has been awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless”. The Magsaysay award was started in 1957 and celebrates the memory and leadership example of the former Philippine president Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay.

According to the World Bank, India has been pushed to the 7th place in the global GDP rankings in 2018. In 2017, India had emerged as the 6th largest economy. The US remains the top economy with a GDP of $20.5 trillion in 2018. China was the 2nd largest economy with $13.6 trillion, while Japan took the 3rd place with $5 trillion. India’s GDP was at $2.7 trillion in 2018, while UK and France were at $2.8 trillion. India still remains the fastest-growing major economy in the world.

Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar has made it to the 4th position on the Forbes magazine’s World’s Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list. Akshay has raked in $65 million. Hollywood star Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson tops the Forbes list of the 10 highest-paid actors.

The Reserve Bank of India has given its approval to transfer a sum of Rs 1,76,051 crore to the Government of India, comprising of Rs 1,23,414 crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and Rs 52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital Framework.

Selection Committee for the Sports Awards 2019 was headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Retired Judge of Supreme Court. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019 awarded to Bajrang Punia, Wrestling and Deepa Malik, Para Athletics.

State Bank of India will introduce a one-time password (OTP)-based cash withdrawal system for its ATMs. This facility will be available for transactions above Rs 10,000 between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.

On the occasion of National Sports Day (29th August), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Fit India Movement at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.